(obsolete) the role or duration of being an abigail, or lady's maid.
ablepharous
ablepharous
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
acrophobias
acrophobias
noun
plural of acrophobia
agoraphobes
agoraphobes
noun
plural of agoraphobe
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alphabetise
alphabetise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetize.
alphabetism
alphabetism
noun
An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
alphabetist
alphabetist
noun
Someone who practices alphabetism, discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
alphesiboea
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
amphibryous
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
archbishops
archbishops
noun
plural of archbishop
astraphobia
astraphobia
noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
astrophobia
astrophobia
noun
A fear of stars and celestial space.
bailiffship
bailiffship
noun
The role or status of a bailiff.
barbershops
barbershops
noun
plural of barbershop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barbershop
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
basiophitic
basophilias
basophilias
noun
plural of basophilia
basophilous
basophilous
adj
Alternative form of basophilic
bathyscaphe
bathyscaphe
noun
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.
bathyscaphs
bathyscaphs
noun
plural of bathyscaph
bathysophic
bathysphere
bathysphere
noun
A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe
batsmanship
batsmanship
noun
(cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
battleships
battleships
noun
plural of battleship
bellmanship
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
biophysical
biophysical
adj
of or pertaining to a combination of biology and physics
of or pertaining to biophysics
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
bistephanic
bistephanic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two stephanions
blankenship
blasphemers
blasphemers
noun
plural of blasphemer
blasphemies
blasphemies
noun
plural of blasphemy
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
blastophaga
blastophore
blastophore
noun
(biology, obsolete) That portion of the spermatospore which is not converted into spermatoblasts, but carries them.
blepharitis
boatmanship
boatmanship
noun
The art of managing a boat.
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
brachyprism
bradyphasia
bradyphasia
noun
Synonym of bradylalia
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
bushmanship
bushmanship
noun
The survival skills of a bushman.
hebecarpous
holobaptist
homophobias
homophobias
noun
plural of homophobia
husbandship
husbandship
noun
The role or status of a husband
hyperbarism
hyperbatons
hyperbatons
noun
plural of hyperbaton
hypoblastic
hypoblastic
adj
of, or relating to the hypoblast
hypsophobia
lymphoblast
lymphoblast
noun
(US, cytology, oncology) An immature lymphocyte; they proliferate uncontrollably in lymphoblastic leukemia
lyssophobia
lyssophobia
noun
The fear of lyssa, or rabies.
papaphobist
patchboards
patchboards
noun
plural of patchboard
perishables
perishables
noun
plural of perishable
phlebectasy
phlebograms
phlebograms
noun
plural of phlebogram
photostable
photostable
adj
Exhibiting photostability
plattsburgh
prosobranch
prosobranch
adj
(of a gastropod) Having gills placed in front of the heart.
(of gills) Placed in front of the heart.
noun
(zoology) A gastropod with gills in front of the heart, formerly thought to belong to a single group.
pseudobchia
publishable
publishable
adj
Able to be published.
Deserving to be published; worthy of publication.
puboischiac
puboischial
puboischial
adj
Synonym of ischiopubic
punchboards
punchboards
noun
plural of punchboard
purchasable
purchasable
adj
able to be purchased; available for purchase
affordable
rhabdosophy
russophobia
russophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of Russophobia
scotophobia
scotophobia
noun
Fear of darkness.
shopbreaker
shopbreaker
noun
One who breaks into a shop with unlawful intent.
sitiophobia
sitiophobia
noun
Alternative form of sitophobia
slavophobia
snakephobia
snakephobia
noun
Fear of snakes.
snobography
snobography
noun
(humorous, literary) The description of snobs and snobbery.
spanishburg
sparrowbush
splashboard
splashboard
noun
A guard towards the front of a horse-drawn vehicle, to prevent splashing by mud or water from the road.
stasiphobia
stasiphobia
noun
(rare) A morbid fear of standing upright.
stasophobia
subchapters
subchapters
noun
plural of subchapter
subelaphine
subsulphate
subsulphate
noun
(chemistry) A sulphate with an excess of the base.
trophoblast
trophoblast
noun
(cytology) The membrane of cells that forms the wall of a blastocyst during early pregnancy, providing nutrients to the embryo and later developing into part of the placenta.
unphrasable
unphrasable
adj
Not phrasable.
unshapeable
unshapeable
adj
Alternative form of unshapable
unshippable
unshippable
adj
Not shippable; impossible to ship, or unsuitable for shipping.
vibraphones
vibraphones
noun
plural of vibraphone
whisperable
whisperable
adj
Able to be whispered.
worshipable
worshipable
adj
Capable of being worshipped; worthy of veneration.